When traveling with an infant between the ages of 7 days old and 23 months, you can either purchase a seat next to you for the baby to sit in an approved car seat or you don't have to purchase another seat and just keep the baby on your lap during the entire trip. If you decide to keep the baby on your lap and not buy an extra ticket, you will be required to show proof of the baby's age before boarding the plane. A birth certificate is acceptable as proof. Make sure you leave early and have the document and your ID handy and ready to show.
If you want to know how to add a lap child to your flight with Spirit Air, this article can help; it has all the information you need.
Any child between the ages of 7 days old to 23 months is considered a lap child. According to federal regulations, you do not have to buy an extra ticket for a lap child, if you plan to keep the baby on your lap through the entire trip. However, you can make it much easier on yourself by purchasing a seat right next to yours and placing a car seat or other carrier in the seat that can hold the baby and give you some relief. This helps you to stretch out during long flights, especially when the baby is asleep and most babies sleep soundly during travel due to the purring repetition of the motor. In some cases, after take-off, if there are empty seats available a flight attendant may rearrange the seating so that you can be more comfortable with an open seat next to you.
There are many airline-approved car seats available for travel. You can either put the car seat under the seat in front of you during travel, put it in the compartment above for carryon's, keep it on your lap with the baby in it during the trip, or put it in the seat next to you, if available.
You do not need to add an infant traveling with you to your flight information; however, you do need to show proof of the baby's age before boarding the plane. If you choose to, there are a number of ways to add a baby to your flight. After purchasing your ticket, you can add an infant as a passenger traveling with you by visiting your airline travel site and navigating to the online booking system. Once there, add the baby as a passenger and input his or her name, age, and indicate whether he or she will be sitting on your lap during the trip or in a seat next to you.
Another way to add an infant to your flight after you purchase your ticket at Spirit Air is by checking in with an agent. Either you can check the baby in days before your flight by calling ahead or on the day, you are traveling, at the airport.
You will need to have a valid document to show proof of age either way, at the airport. In this case, a birth certificate can be used. If you would rather check the baby in by phone, click here to contact an agent at Spirit Airlines now. The agent will ask you the name and Birthdate of the child traveling with you.
To check the baby in on the day of travel, just visit any agent at the Spirit Airline desk on the day of travel. Note: it is important to leave very early so that you can get through security, check your luggage in, show your government-issued identification, and also show documents for the baby that shows proof of age. Click here to contact a Spirit Airline agent now for more information.
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